posted by Tom Lane at 8:04 AM
It took until March 1976, for RCA to finally package compile Elvis' Sun Sessions on one album. But this collection first came out in the UK titled The Sun Collection. At the time the US version was an epochal release. Proving once and for all that Elvis was indeed one of the inventors of "Rock & Roll", as if anyone had forgotten by 1976. All of these were recorded in 1954-55. With Elvis on rhythm guitar, Scotty Moore on electric guitar and Bill Black on bass. Two different drummers were used on 3 separate tracks, Jimmy Lott and Johnny Bernero. With Sam Phillips producing, these tracks are still some of the most exciting Rock & Roll tracks released. Rock, Pop, Blues, Country. Elvis absorbed it all. The only genre missing from these sessions is Gospel. And that would come early on his RCA recordings.
One note: the original 1976 release had 16 songs. RCA left off three tracks. All of these were later compiled in 1987 and in other Elvis Sun collections years later. I've put an (*) next to the three tracks that were missing from the Sun Sessions.
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Link Wray - It Was Elvis
Lisa Marie Presley - Lights Out
posted by Tom Lane at 2:12 AM
I joined the Rock in Retrospect podcast to predict and discuss the 2025 Rock Hall nominees. Yes, it's that time of the year again. 4 other folks joined me and host Nick Bambach.
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